Community Scientists Needed!

Calendar

When:

June 16, 2016 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

2016-06-16T09:00:00-04:00

2016-06-16T10:00:00-04:00

Where:

Community Scientists Needed

Cost:

Free

Contact:

Jennifer Epstein

(914) 478-4501 x248

Event website

Events

Community Scientists Needed

for water quality sampling of the Catskill Creek

Since 2011, local residents have partnered with Riverkeeper to monitor the Catskill Creek for Enterococcus, an indicator of fecal contamination. This season, we are recruiting people to collect water samples at specific locations on the Catskill Creek on six specific dates, May through October.

ARE YOU…

free on these Thursday mornings: May 19, June 16, July 14, August 18, September 15, and October 13?
interested in finding and eliminating sources of sewage pollution?
able to carry a small cooler full of ice down a riverbank?
able to attend a training session to ensure proper collection of samples?

Contact Jen Epstein: [email protected]

FOR MORE INFORMATION about Riverkeeper’s Water Quality program, visithttps://www.riverkeeper.org/water-quality/

Did you know...

Tourism has been Cairo’s largest industry since the 1800’s. It was one of the first towns in the area to develop ski slopes and trails. Many of the regular visitors have made the conversion to seasonal or permanent residents.

The Cairo Railroad provided freight transportation to the industries in town starting in 1884. Early cargo consisted of locally mined bluestone, and hay and fruit from the local farms. In 1894 the Catskill Shale Brick Company became the railroads primary customer until the plant closed in 1914. The lack of steady freight and the increasing improvements to the local highways resulted in the termination of service at the end of the 1918 tourist season.